YANGON, Jan. 22 (Xinhua): Myanmar military seized large haul of narcotics worth over 1.3 trillion kyats (US$981.3 million) in the whole year of 2020, according to a release from the Military True News Information Team on Friday.
The military confiscated over 1,438 kilograms of heroin, over 2,585 kilogrammes of raw opium, over three kilograms of opium, over 353 kilogrammes of marijuana, over 290 million stimulant tablets, over 16,891 kilograms of methamphetamine (ICE), over 69,812 kilograms of other related accessories across the country while over 9,456 acres of poppy plantations were destroyed last year, the military's release said.
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